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M. C. BOESCH.

CIGAR CUTTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION man APR. r. 1919.

.ws Arm/Mfr MORITZ C. HOESCH, D1? IEE-3TH .AMBO` J 333515K crean-@uranio MAGHIN'E.

Specification of Letters Latent. Y

Patented Nov. 11, l1919.

Application mea April?, 191e.. serial No. 287,985.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known thatV I, Mom'rz C. Bonsoir, a citizen of Germany, and a resident of the city of Perth Amboy, in the county of Mid-V dlesex and State of New Jersey,` have in-V vented certain newV and useful Improvements in Cigar-Cutting Machines, of which the following is a specication.

This invention relates to certain improve* ments in the construction of cigar cutting machines and particularly to Ithat class of such machines which is used by cigar makers to cut freshly made cigars to uniform length, by means of an adjustable gage, which by its predetermined distance from a pair of shearing cutters fixes the length o f the cigars to be trimmed.

The objects of my improvement are to provide an instrument vfor the cigar maker which can quickly and eXactly be adjusted to cut cigars of required length and whose adjustment and cutting qualities are' not disarranged by continuous and severe use.

With this and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel details of construction and arrangements of parts hereinafter described and shownand illustrated in the accompanying drawings, made part of these specifications, in which: t

Figure 1 is atfront elevation of the machine, showing a part of the base broken away. f

Fig. 2 is a plan view of Fig.11.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the machine, as seen from the left side of Figs. 1 or 2.

Fig. 4 is a section of themachine on'the line4-4 of Fig. 1.

iSimilar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the various views.

My cigar` cutting machine is preferably constructed as follows:

The base plate 1 is provided with 'a longi-- tudinal groove 1a in its upper face, which accommodates the cigar to be trimmed, and extends over the full length of base 1, for a part of its length it is provided with a slot 2, which is widened out at the end ,2a. The lower part of the base 1 is preferably hollow (as shown in Fig. 4..) and closed at its ends by the transverse walls 1b and 1c.V

Slot 22 accommodates a longitudinal 4screw or spindle f3y provided withV a head 3a and a fixed collar 3 leaving` a circular groove between them,.which fits into a slot of side `wall Y1b and holds spindle 3 in rotatable,

but 4longitudinally `fixed position lwithin slot2.

YA gage 4 consists of a vertical plate, Whose gaging face 4a is arranged `trans` versely to groove 1a and whose sides are formed `to iitthisy groove.` The lower narrow part of gage 4. forms a nut 4? for spindle 3 onwhich the age travels when thespindle is rotated. n Vaperture 8e in head 3a carries loosely a ring 5` acting as a.r

nal edge of base 1 and is pivoted to a boss 9 ofV said base, vlocated 'near the end plate 1b, by means of pivot screw 10. Lever 8 and with it knife 7 are operated by press= ing` the finger plate 8b attached to knife holder 8a. A torsional spring 11y which preferably encircles boss 9 tends to open lever 8 and knife 7. The cutting faces of knives and 7 are ground cylindrical, about an aXis formed by the pivot .screw v10. VA slightly resilient arm 12, preferably attached to knife 6 extends in vertically upward direction from: the base and serves as a guide against transverse motionfor the eXtreme forwardend of lever 8, while the hook 12a at .the upper' end of the guide arm 12 limits the upward motion of lever 8.

V'While the operation of trimming cigars to uniform length onthis machine doesV not dier materially from that on other machines,- the facility ofrits setting for use and the reliability of its cutting-action are greatly improved by the present invention. In machines at present in use, the gage is shifted in a slot or on a rod,.t0 the desired position,V which is at best approximate', and then clamped in that place. If the gage remains in the same place for along time, it generally gets rusted in tightly and can only'be loosened and shifted- `with difficult-y.

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tight,theggagemshifts frequently by the vijIn my machine thez gage is not clamped.V tothe groove 1a-or'slot"2,"but held Vin place plaeeat everyone,half' turn of thespindle, i 3 `byineansof handle'ring 5l whose flat p0rtion 5? falls against the' sur'iportingw sur-" face ofthe machine, by itsown weight and prevents "any 'incidental"movementof f the gage.v l Thefgage t andjspindle Scan readilyl b eliftedout* of thelfmachine for cleaning purposes and their rusting togetherpreventedf'without disturbingH the' position of Y the-gage on-the spindle', andf'thereby pre'-y servingthe setting `ofthe1machine, fora certain length of cigar, while vibration ldoes not ldisturb the Aposition of the gage *1 -The -F- arrangement of the upper cutting knife, jto swing about'1 afpivot whose axis is parallel' tothecuttingfaces of the knives,

e instead of about laI pivoty whoseI axisis transf verSetheretO, whichisgthe old construction, s insures a permanent'relation of the cutting '.j faces' oftheknives,as thelloosening' ofthe pivot "screw s does not' affeet the1 tightness Vof thecutti'ng. faces of the knives against 'each other in fact the' head of the pivot` screw may' loosely" lean against-lever 8 in my machine,and theoperator isjrelieved of the Y 410.'1'2jvvhichl presses constantly -`and evenly against.thejleverr 8 and therebyholds the cutting faces-togethen By Ameans' of the considerable lengthof lever 8 in Amy maf Y loosening thel pivot screw.

constant attention to be given to the cutting Y Y. i aknivesand 'off pressing-them `against each other Eby; handwhichk is usuallyvthe case in machines heretofore used, Awhenthe pivot f i" screw :loosensbyffrictionagainstits-head ."Anf` additional 'safeguard for reliable cute ting-,action is provided bythe upright guide Ychine they angle of motion on the pivot screw for the'same opening of the ,knivesois rekduced,"wl1icl1 tends to reduce the chance of f ,Having thus describedmyinvention, what 1I-claim 'as new and desire to secure'by Letters `Iiatentis:`

A 1. In `a device fof the described, a

if. `Support to hold' a cigar, a'v shapedknife at oneend l-thereof, a threadedspindle, extendj s Ving longitudinally Ofsaid support near the opposite end, 'af gagein threaded engage- VVment with saidspindle', and 'meansholding said spindle.slidably'eonnected 'to said supportto permit its instant' removal.

A. y -12.-"In'fa device lof the kind described, a

support, Va llongitudinal groove thereon to g Vhold a cigar, a cutter',` at one transverse end ofsaidsu'pport, a ga'geslidablef lengthwise of saidA support andfa screw, arrangedparallelto-Asaid groove, and'holdingy means, per- :fmitting v,the removal' of "saidy screw from 'said support, perpendicularly to its axis and independently of the position of said gage.

3. In a device of the kind descrlbed, a support, to hold a cigar, a shaped knife at g one Yend `thereof`a"screw,"rotatably held at o by spindle-3, it may be graduallyl adjusted s Y thereby to any desired position and held 1n the opposite-end thereof, a gage movable by said screw toward and away from said knife Av and automatic means preventing rotation of said screwto lock said gage at selective dis- -tance's Afrom said knife.

tending lengthwise of said support, a gage in threaded engagement with said spindle, and self-acting means on said spindle adapted to prevent-its rotation and to lock said gagev at selective distances from said cutter?.

6. In a device of the kind described, a support 4to hold a cigar, a, cutter at one end thereof, a gage, a screw adapted to move said gage lengthwise of'said support and locking means forming a handle for said screw, adapted to stop said movement in uniform intervals. I 7. In a device of the kind described, a support to hold a cigar, a pair of shearing knivesl at one transverse end thereof, one of said-knives being'stationary and the other knife being oscillatable on an axis arranged transversely to said support. o

In adevice of the kind described, a support to hold a cigar, astationary knife at one transverse end thereof, an oscillating knife, pivotallyv held at the opposite transverse end thereof, to coperate with said stationary knife, and a gage, adjustable longitudinally of said support.

Y 9.` Ina device of the kind described, a support to hold Ya cigar, a stationary knife at onev transverse end thereof, an oscillating knife vcoperating therewith, held on a knife-arm extending longitudinally of said support and a gage movable parallel to the plane of motion of said knife-arm.

10. In ardevice of the kind described, a supportato 'hold a cigar, a pair of cutting knives at one transverse end thereof, one of said Aknives being held on an oscillating arm extending longitudinally of said support, and a'guide slidably engaged by said arm t0 ,prevent transverse motion of said arm.

11. In a device of the kind described, a I

cou-ple atone transverse end thereof, an arm holding said oscillating knife, extending longitudinally of said support, and means to guide said arm against transverse motion.

12. In a device of the kind described, a support to hold a cigar, a cutting couple, consisting of a stationary and an oscillating knife, at one transverse end of said support, said oscillating lmife being pivoted on an axis transverse to said support, a screW eX- tending lengthwise of said support, held 10 near the other transverse end of said support, a gage operated by said screw toward and away from said cutting couple, and means to lock said gage at uniformly varying distances from said cutting couple.

MORITZ C. BOESCH.

copies ot this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the "Commissioner of Patents,

'Washington, D. G. 

